Vermont's official summer food (unofficially)

Creemee stands.

A creemee is Vermont soft-serve, and the maple creemee is the one to order. These are the windows, stands, snack bars and general stores that serve them, from Canaan to Hardwick.

15 places – open right now get the maple twist

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Every window we know of

Where to get a creemee.

Cafe · Breakfast · Creemees

April's Maple
$

Canaan

4.9(334) Checking hours…

A family maple producer on Route 114 near Wallace Pond, with a cafe, gift shop and a take-out window. Nearly everything on the all-day breakfast and lunch menu works in maple, from pulled-pork sandwiches to maple creemees and maple ice cream pie.

Details Menu (802) 266-9624
Ice Cream · Ice Cream · Maple

Goodrich's Maple Farm
$

Cabot

4.8(231) Checking hours…

A seventh-generation sugarhouse (family-run since 1840) on Route 2 between Marshfield and West Danville, a few minutes from Joe's Pond. Beyond free tours, syrup tastings and a maple gift shop, it serves soft-serve maple creemees and creemee pies, and hosts sugar-on-snow parties in spring.

Details Menu (800) 639-1854
Ice Cream · Creemees · Ice Cream

Sweet Scoops
$

Derby

4.8(216) Checking hours… Seasonal

A walk-up creemee and hard ice cream window near the junior high in Derby, with a sister location in Barton. Known for maple creemees, build-your-own sundaes and specialty creations like the maple dumpling sundae, with picnic tables and plenty of parking.

Details
Ice Cream · Creemees · Ice Cream

Top of the Heights Ice Cream
$

Hardwick

4.9(79) Checking hours… Seasonal

A seasonal creemee stand on Route 15 east of Hardwick beside the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail, making maple creemees with its own maple and fresh waffle cones. The farm also sells its own maple syrup, eggs and meats.

Details (802) 552-7794
Food Truck · American · Cajun

Cajun's Snack Bar
$

Lowell

4.7(686) Checking hours… Seasonal

Beloved seasonal snack bar on Route 100 in Lowell where owner Jason Boutin cooks most things from scratch, with a Cajun-leaning seafood menu (fried alligator, crawfish, maple-bacon scallops, lobster rolls) beside burgers, poutine and creemees. Order at the window and eat at the picnic tables.

Details Menu (802) 744-2002
Deli · American · Brunch

Three Ponds Sandwich Kitchen
$$

Danville

4.7(390) Checking hours…

A from-scratch sandwich kitchen in a historic building facing the Danville town green, run by Anna Berg and chef Caleb Clark. It started near Joe's Pond and moved to the village in 2022. Expect hearty, carefully built sandwiches with house-made pastrami, local vegetables and Boule Bakery bread, plus big salads, polenta fries, espresso, a few cocktails and maple creemees. Sunday brings a brunch lineup of Benedicts, chicken and waffles and hash.

Details Menu (802) 227-3300
Ice Cream · Creemees · Ice Cream

Tim & Doug's Ice Cream Shop
$

Newport

4.7(246) Checking hours… Seasonal

Newport's classic walk-up ice cream stand near the waterfront, a seasonal ritual for locals and returning summer visitors. It scoops hard ice cream and soft-serve twists in generous sizes, with sundaes and waffle cones, and you can carry your cone down to the Lake Memphremagog waterfront.

Details (802) 334-8370
Ice Cream · Creemees · Ice Cream

Sweet Scoops
$

Barton

4.8(75) Checking hours… Seasonal

A roadside ice cream stand between Barton and Orleans scooping Gifford's of Maine ice cream, shakes and sundaes, with a big lawn of picnic tables, a playground and summer Tuesday-night lawn concerts.

Details
Ice Cream · Creemees · Desserts

Milkhouse Ice Cream
$

St. Johnsbury

4.6(232) Checking hours… Seasonal

A cheerful ice cream shop on Portland Street with a cow-spotted mural, scooping more than 26 flavors of Gifford's hard ice cream and Vermont creemees. Shakes, sundaes, banana splits, 'moo mixers,' sorbet, frozen yogurt and lactose-free options round out the board.

Details (802) 424-1270
Deli · Creemees · Deli

Bob's Quick Stop
$

Irasburg

4.6(156) Checking hours…

Irasburg's long-running gas station and deli on Route 14, turning out hot and cold subs, burgers, grilled cheese, corn dogs and breakfast muffins, with a summer creemee window famous for its maple twist.

Details (802) 754-2104
Ice Cream · Creemees · Ice Cream

Granny's Scoops
$

Island Pond

5.0(16) Checking hours… Seasonal

A small ice cream window in the middle of the village, a short walk from the lake beach. It is a seasonal treat stop.

Details
Ice Cream · Creemees · Ice Cream

The Local Scoop
$

Beecher Falls

4.8(16) Checking hours…

An ice cream shop on Route 253 in Beecher Falls, sharing a building with Border Jumpers Bar and Grill. It is a treat stop close to the border.

Details (802) 266-1866
Pizza · Burgers · Ice Cream

The Pizza Man
$$

Lyndonville

4.4(707) Checking hours…

A busy pizza joint and bar on Broad Street with a dining room, bar area and patio, plus a summer ice cream window serving maple soft serve. Big calzones, subs, burgers and specialty pies; dine-in, curbside, takeout and delivery.

Details Menu (802) 626-4766
Ice Cream · Creemees · Desserts

Carmen's Ice Cream
$

Lyndonville

4.5(50) Checking hours…

An NEK ice cream institution since 1979, now inside the Lyndon Freighthouse. It scoops 40-plus hard flavors and 20-plus soft-serve flavors in summer, including maple creemees, vegan options and gluten-free cones, plus sundaes, shakes and banana splits.

Details (802) 626-1174
Ice Cream · Creemees · Ice Cream

Clementine's Creamery
$

East Burke

4.3(28) Checking hours… Seasonal

A riverside creemee stand across from the Kingdom Trails welcome center, scooping soft-serve and hard ice cream with maple creemees as the signature.

Details (954) 495-0083